Green Guru Network

Last week's snow storm left trees down and power out over much of the much of the lower Hudson Valley. Mayors of several local communitiesa had the unenviable task of advising residents to alter their Halloween plans.. Leo Wiegman, Croton on Hudson's Mayor in The Cortlandt Daily, Peter Swiderski, Mayor of Hasting on Hudson, posted through Facebook. Kudos to these leaders for using agile local and social media tools for adapting to changing weather patterns. Residents benefit by imediate, familiar, well targeted messaging with high impression rates.

Governor Cuomo today announced a new emergency loan program for local governments to help finance immediate repairs to drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities in communities damaged by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.   The Hurricane Emergency Loan Program (HELP) would provide up to $1 million in no-interest loans for critical assessment and repair to damaged drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Repairs to pump stations, electrical equipment, treatment facilities and other critical equipment are eligible along with temporary emergency services such as vacuum truck hauling, bypass pumping and disinfection, and related engineering and other professional services.   

How this came to be and what Governor Cuomo, Matthew J. Driscoll, and Joe Martins have to say about it...

Skip all that and let me know who to call for HELP....